May 7, 1919 – Argentine First Lady (1946-1952), actress, suffragette, unionist, and humanitarian, Eva Peron, is born in Los Toldos, Argentina. Her memory lives on after being the inspiration for the famous Andrew Lloyd Weber musical “Evita.”
May 11, 1888 – Prolific popular song writer Irving Berlin is born in Tolochin, Russia.
May 12, 1820 – The founder of modern nursing, British nurse Florence Nightingale, is born in Florence, Italy .
May 12, 1907 – Four-time academy award winning actress Kathryn Hepburn is born in Hartford, Connecticut.